Third-year university students are at the crossroads of their lives, confronted with life choices. Matsuoka Aoi loves the sea but has given up on her dream of oceanographic research due to her parents’ objections. However, life begins to change for her as she meets students of Kaiyo University at an aquarium they are working in. Love and friendship are entwined as the eight youths pursue their dreams together.
Acting
Kasumi Arimura's quiet devastation—she communicates oceans with stillness.
Cinematography
Aquarium lighting transforms every scene into liquid memory.
Director
Ryo Nishimura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot at actual Kaiyo University facilities; cast lived in dormitories for two weeks to build authentic chemistry.
Reflects Japan's 'shūshoku katsudō' crisis—2015 graduates faced historically brutal job markets, making the characters' paralysis deeply generational.
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